Arthur james jackson



N0. 620,!40. Patented Feb. 28, I899.

A. J. JACKSON.

SUSPENDEBS.

Application filed Mar. 24, 1898.)

(No Model.)

Wag-l5 WcfiMG/W I UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

ARTHUR JAMES JACKSON, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 620,140, datedFebruary 28, 1899.

Application filed March 24, 1898. Serial No. 675,003- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR JAMES J ACK- SON, manager of loan company, ofthe city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario,Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspenders,of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in suspenders of that class inwhich the shoulder-straps are connected by pieces pivoted to a centralplate at the back; and the object of the invention is to devise adurable, simple, and cheap connection for the cross portion of the backof the suspenders by which they may be readily thrown from the shouldersmore easily and withoutinjuring the connection at the cross portion; andit consists, es-v sentially, of a double integral plate having pivotallyconnected thereto by two rivets upwardlyextending swing plates, theupper ends of the swing-plates being provided with slots for theconnectionof the looped ends of the upper portion of the suspenders andthe lower portion of the double plate being also provided with across-slot for the connection of the looped end of the lower tabs of thesuspenders, the parts being arranged and constructedin detail ashereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of suspenders, showing myimproved form of connection at the cross portion of the back of thesuspenders. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of the connecting-plates. Fig.3 is a longitudinal section.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

Heretofore it has been common in the construction of suspenders to havethe cross portion sewed and connected to a leather connecting-strap incross form, or substantially ]so. In the ordinary use of suspenders,especially in stout gentlemen, the connection between the web portion ofthe suspenders and the leather is frequently greatly strained when thesuspenders are thrown over the shoulders down to the thighs when it isdesired to remove the trousers. Pivoted pieces connecting theshoulder-straps at the back with a central plate have been heretoforedevised; and myinvention consists of an improved and simplified form ofthis class which may be cheaply made, is durable, and allows the strapsto be easily removed from or replaced upon the shoulders.

A is the central plate, preferably substantially circular and composedof a double form folded at the bottom, to which the connections areattached.

B is a slot extending through both portions of the plate A near thefolded portion, and O is a leather loop which passes through the slot Band is connected at its lower ends 0 c by sewing or otherwise to thetabs D D,which are connected to the buttons at the top of the back ofthe trousers.

E are the swing-plates, which are preferably pivoted -on two eye-rivetse e, situated one at each side of the center of the plate A. The innerplates of course extend between the two portions of the double plate A,which forms a guide, so as to provide for the easy parallel swing of theplates E E on their pivots. The inner ends of the plates E E are ofcourse sufficiently stiffly held on their pivotpoints in order to permitof them swinging readily, but not too easily.

The upper ends of the plates E E are provided with cross-slots e, whichare connected by the leather loops F F, extending through them to thebottom of the side webs or straps G G of the suspenders. The manner ofconnection is by sewing through the loop and web; but any other suitableform of connection may be employed.

In such a form of connection as I describe for the cross back portion ofthe suspenders it will be readily seen that the shoulder portion of thesuspenders may be readily thrown off Without anyinjurious effect uponthe cross portion and easily swung down into the position shown bydotted lines in Fig. 1, thus avoiding the inconvenience anduncomfortableness heretofore experienced by gentlemen using the commonclass of suspenders at present in use.

The circular plate may be struck out cheaply from sheet metal, and beingin one piece with the connecting-band between the disks this is bent tobring the two disks op posite to each other. The piece connecting thetwo disks thus forms the connection on one side and strengthens thewhole at the IOO point of the slot 13. The two rivets, on which thepieces E are pivoted, form the other connection for the disks. Thesepieces E being in the same plane and between the disks cannot pass eachother and are limited in their downward swing by the connecting-piecebetween the disks. The part described forms a complete connection forall the straps, and it is very thin and simple and strong. 7 What Iclaim as my invention is A connection for the straps 0f suspenders,consisting of a substantially circular double plate, composed of onepiece, folded one part

